Examples of School Short Stories – Short stories are one of the most widely used forms of literary work as reading material for entertainment. In the presentation, there are various kinds of themes that can be raised to be used as ideas for writing short stories with one of them being the theme of motivation. Writing motivational or school themed short stories must be accompanied by a complete structure so that the literary work is more interesting to read.
However, before that you must first know the meaning of short stories and their writing structure. Here are some reviews in full about school short stories. So, let’s get to know the discussion by paying attention to the information that has been presented below.
Definition of short stories
What the heck is that short story? Short stories are literary works in the form of short prose with a limited number of sentences. This short story length limitation is intended so that readers can finish it in a short time, which is around 30 minutes to 2 hours.
Meanwhile, the maximum length limit for short stories is 20 pages or no more than 10,000 words. The essence of the story raised in the short story contains only one main problem. Besides that, another characteristic of short stories is that they don’t involve too many characters in them. The storyline in literary works is in the form of short stories which are generally arranged in a network so that the reader does not take long to understand them.
Besides that, light plots can also be aimed so as not to make the conflicts told in them wider. Not only that, short stories are also interpreted as one of the right reading materials for those who like literary works in the form of prose, but do not like convoluted stories. So that the stories raised in short stories are generally directly at the main point of the problem from the main character.
The introduction presented in short stories to bring the main character to the point of problem is usually made not too long. This is intended so that the reader does not get bored with the conductor which can actually damage the path to the top of the problem.
In this regard, of course you also need to understand the language based on the Big Indonesian Dictionary or KBBI, stating that a short story is a story that presents a certain impression by focusing only on one main character. The story raised in the ball short story has its own meaning for readers with a relatively short writing size.
As you already know, short stories are short stories that have elements, such as theme characterizations, plot, setting, and also language style. In general, the short stories themselves only contain a congested course of events and background as well as lightning, both of which are alluded to casually.
Short Story Structure
When you want to make short stories, including works with motivational or school themes, the writer must be able to understand the structure of the short story first. There is a criterion in writing short stories where a writer must be able to understand the story so that the writer can arrange fictional stories coherently so that readers can easily accept them.
The author can understand each structure of the short story beforehand to later be developed based on the theme raised so that it can be continuous when read. The following is a review related to the structure of short stories or short stories that you must understand when you want to write the prose work.
1. Abstract
The first part in the structure of a short story or short story is the abstract. Where the abstract has an optional nature so that not all forms of literary work are required to include it. Abstract is part of a short story that contains the essence of a story or a short summary.
This abstract itself only consists of a few sentences as a short story opener or as an introduction. This section is useful for making it easier for the reader to understand the story or stories written in the short story because a brief summary has been presented.
In school short stories, this abstract section serves to attract the reader’s attention so that they can focus more on the story presented. Abstract will bring the reader to be able to think more broadly. So that it can catch the story raised in the short story.
It is okay for the short story text itself not to include an abstract section if it is thought that it is not necessary to provide a summary of the story. In this one part, patents are not required in writing short stories, but are used optionally according to the wishes of the author.
2. Orientation
Orientation is the introduction stage related to the emergence of characters and story settings. The introduction to the character relates to what events are being experienced by the main character. At this stage the introduction of this character is also shown how the character of the main character is.
Another part of the orientation is the introduction of the time setting and the atmosphere of the events in the short story. The function of the setting in a short story is useful to make the atmosphere more lively so that the reader can be immersed in it.
Next, the function of the orientation section is to show the character’s character, either psychologically or physically. Where, orientation is a part that must be in the short story, because the initial structure is to build an atmosphere. The orientation of the school short story contains everything that is being experienced by the main character at the beginning of the story.
In addition, it will also be shown how the characteristics of the character. This section will also show the beginning of the things that trigger problems that can happen to the characters.
3. Complications
The stages of the emergence of problems in a short story will be shown in the complication section. In this section, we will show how the main character in the short story will address the conflicts encountered in the story. This one structure stems from the emergence of seeds of problems experienced by the main character. Then, there will be an increase in conflict due to these problems until it reaches a peak or commonly known as a climax.
The emergence of conflict in the example of school short stories arises from the thoughts of the main character himself which are magnified by the involvement of other characters. This conflict will cause turmoil in the mind of the main character which is described through the setting of the atmosphere, so that it can make the reader feel carried away.
There are also other conflicts that directly connect the characters in the short story. There is this type of conflict, in general, a middleman shop will appear when the problem has reached a climax. The role of the intermediary figure is to help reduce the occurrence of conflict.
4. Evaluation
Evaluation is one of the short story structures that has a function to direct the conflict to a resolution. When the conflict has reached its climax, the writer begins to direct the plot as a silencer. He did this by showing a way out of the conflict.
This example of school short stories can use both of these evaluation methods depending on the setting of the atmosphere built by the author. This evaluation stage can be made only as a brief description of the clue that the conflict will soon find a resolution point.
5. Resolution
In this part of the resolution, the conflict in the short story will actually determine the point of resolution. The conflict in the short story will be solved as a whole so that it can find a settlement point. Where this resolution contains the disclosure of facts about the problems that occur to the solution to solve them. All the problems that have been experienced by the characters in the short story will end soon because the solution has been found.
This section is a quite dramatic stage in the short story after the conflict. This is because the readers will be played with their emotional side in order to respond to the solution to the conflict. Where, the reader will be affected by the atmosphere created when the conflict is in the solving stage. In making it yourself, the writer must be able to provide that atmosphere so that the story presented can influence the reader.
6. Code
The end of a short story will be marked with a bavian named coda. Where, the coda is the final structure of a literary work. Short story writers can convey the moral message of the story which is raised through the coda stage or in other terms known as reorientation.
Koda gives readers a treat of learning values that can be learned from the short story. This section of the coda is optional, so it doesn’t always have to be included in the short story. Coda in a short story can be made based on the ending structure desired by the author. If the author wants an ending that hangs, then this coda does not need to be included.
However, if the reader feels that he has completed all the parts of the short story without further curiosity, then he really needs this part of the code. The basis used in a short story comes from imagination. Thus, the short story writer will be able to more easily understand the tricks used in constructing the story.
Examples of School Short Stories
The following is an example of a school short story entitled Mimpi Sang Dara, of course it can motivate and foster enthusiasm.
The Maiden’s Dream
It was early in the morning when a girl who is usually called Dara started cooking roots to make a glass of hot tea. Dara is a girl who lives with a million dreams in a house with high walls.
Dara is a girl who grew up in an affluent family, one might even say very rich. But unfortunately Dara could not support her own body so she needed to use a wheelchair. Because of that, Dara felt neglected even when she was in the luxurious palace.
Dara’s parents always ignored her because they felt that nothing could be expected from the girl in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, her sister might be embarrassed to have a sister with Dara’s condition.
Every day Dara just spends her time in the room and occasionally directs her wheelchair towards the garden. The 17-year-old girl is very happy to draw in the garden to get rid of bad thoughts that regret her situation.
One morning Dara fell from her wheelchair, but no one in the house came close to help her. Her disappointment at this made Dara have the strength to move her wheelchair towards the garden complex, intending to calm down.
While sobbing in the garden, suddenly Dara was approached by a girl her age with the same condition. The girl reached out to Dara and started saying her name. The girl’s name is Hana. they both get along very easily, maybe because they both understand each other’s conditions.
Suddenly Hana said, “Dara, remember that no one in this world is born wasted. Maybe we can’t stand straight like other humans. But, we still have the right to feel happy. Try to accept yourself, Dara.” then, finally the girl said goodbye to Dara.
Ever since her meeting in the park with Hana, Dara began to ponder the words the girl had said. Dara thought how could she fully accept herself when people around her didn’t support her at all.
Dara tried to digest Hana’s words slowly, although she often cried when she remembered the fact that she was just a girl who was being ignored. Dara’s only concern was how she could fulfill her dream in this condition.
Dara’s dream is to become a painter whose work can be displayed in a large exhibition. What Dara did to start with was diligently making paintings. Dara was also busy so she didn’t think about herself, who was always being ignored and started to understand Hana’s words.
Slowly, Dara’s dream began to come true when she secretly often posted her paintings on social media. Until one day someone came to Dara’s house to meet the girl to invite her to join a painting exhibition.
Both of Dara’s parents were stunned to hear the man’s words, because they did not expect that Dara, the wheelchair girl, could produce such beautiful paintings. Dara just smiled at the response of her parents and chose to accept the exhibition offer.
Various beautiful paintings were displayed in the exhibition entitled Dream of the Dara. Dara’s parents attended the exhibition and were touched by the achievements of their daughter who had been neglected for so long. While Dara felt relieved to be able to accept her physical condition and make use of what she had.
Thus the discussion of short stories and other related matters. Hopefully the above information can be useful and help others and readers.